About Wichita

The Wild West gave birth to a new era as cowboys and Indians roamed across the Plains, many establishing towns west of the Mississippi. Wichita was one of those towns, established in 1870 by 123 men and one woman, who happened to be the mother of infamous outlaw Billie the Kid. With rich history and cultural significance, Wichita has become a booming industrial mecca known as the Air Capital of the World. Here is all you need to know about our great city:

Quick Facts

• Wichita is the birthplace of Pizza Hut, White Castle, Freddy’s Frozen Custard and the Knork.

• A.A. Hyde accidentally invented Mentholatum in 1894. The building where the ointment was originally manufactured is still in use today as The Spice Merchant & Company, a coffee-specialty store.

• Cessna, Beechcraft & Learjet branded aircraft are manufactured in Wichita. The aircraft assembled in Wichita represent 43 percent of all U.S.-manufactured general aviation aircraft; as a whole Kansas is responsible for 54 percent of all US-manufactured general aviation aircraft.

Wichita Weather

• Annual high temperature: 67.6 degrees

• Annual low temperature: 45.7 degrees

• Average temperature: 56.7 degrees

• Average rainfall: 34.33 inches

• Average annual snowfall: 13 inches

• 221 sunny days each year

• Air Quality Index (AQI) in Wichita is 21 percent better than national average

• Pollution Index in Wichita is 95 percent better than national average